It's Friday, last day before the weekend. Here's what's happening....
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Hockey Playoff Roundup ----
AHL
Calder Cup Finals
No games
Tonight --
Hershey at Texas 8:30pm EDT(Series tied 2-2)
Next game --
Texas Stars at Hershey Bears 7:00pm EDT (Game six)
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Blackhawks take Stanley Cup on victory lap around Chicago.
Hawks Ladd played with fractured shoulder.
A Flyer season of thrills.
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In case you were wondering, June is National Iced Tea Month.
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Brett Cecil allowed just 1 run on 3 hits over 6 1/3 innings last night, to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, before a crowd of 13,675 at Tropicana Field.
Toronto took the lead in the second, as Alex Gonzalez drilled a two-out homer into the left field seats. The Rays would tie the game in their half of the second, as Carlos Pena hit his 13th homer of the season over the center field wall. The blast was Pena's 129th homer with Tampa Bay, the most in franchise history.
The Jays took charge with a single run in the third, as Adam Lind singled home John Buck to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. The advantage grew to 3-1 in the eighth, as Gonzalez brought home Dewayne Wise with a sacrifice fly. The Rays got one back on a lead off homer in the bottom of the ninth by Sean Rodriguez, but the rally ended there and Toronto held on for the 3-2 win.
Cecil's strong effort, 2 k's, 1 earned run on 3 hits over 6 1/3 innings gave him the win, improving his record to 7-2. Kevin Gregg, despite allowing the ninth inning homer by Rodriguez, notched his 15th save of the season. Wade Davis fanned 7 and allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 7 innings to take the hard luck loss. He's now 5-6.
The Tampa Bay Rays, with a record of 39-21 and 2 games ahead of the Yankees in the A.L. East, continue their home stand tonight, with the first of three games with the Florida Marlins. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm EDT tonight on 620AM WDAE, the Rays Radio Network and Sun Sports. The Rays games with the Marlins start at 7:10pm EDT Saturday and Sunday at 1:40pm EDT. Tampa Bay hits the road on Tuesday for six games, with three at Atlanta and three against the Marlins.
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An Ohio man rode his bike 800 miles to attend his 50th high school class reunion in Massachusetts. He left May 20 and was expected to arrive Thursday. He'll be taking a car back to Ohio.
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The Roughriders have completed day 5 of their main training camp. Read all about it here.
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More than 12,000 hospital nurses in Minnesota held a one-day strike Thursday. (But the patients didn't mind. They were finally able to get some sleep.)
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Hockey season's not over yet.
Monday's game six in Hershey already a sell-out.
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The World Cup begins today in South Africa.
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The Tampa Bay Rays are 39-21 and lead the A.L. East by 2 games over the Yankees, 5 over Boston and 5 1/2 over Toronto. Baltimore is 22 games off the pace.
In the A.L. Central, Minnesota leads Detroit by 4 1/2 games, the White Sox by 8 1/2, Kansas City by 10 1/2 and Cleveland by 11 1/2.
Out in the (not-so)wild A.L. West, Texas leads the Angels by 1 1/2 games, Oakland is 2 back and Seattle trails by 10.
In the N.L. East, Atlanta leads Philadelphia and the Mets by 2, while Washington is 5 back and Florida is 5 1/2 behind.
In the N.L. Central, Cincinnati leads St. Louis by 1 1/2 games, the Cubs are 7 1/2 behind, Milwaukee is 9 1/2 back, Houston trails by 10, and Pittsburgh is 11 1/2 behind.
The Dodgers are first in the N.L. West, 1 game ahead of San Diego. San Francisco is 3 1/2 games behind, Colorado is 6 back and Arizona brings up the rear, 12 1/2 games out of first.
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A rumor circulated on the Internet Thursday morning claiming that Russell Crowe died while shooting a movie in Austria. The rumor, which started with a faux entry on his Wikipedia page, was false.
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Decision ahead for Fargo draft pick.
USHL tryout list is here.
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In Ellensburg, Washington, a man wanted a place to sleep -- and found a bank. The guy broke into the basement at 3am Saturday and left by 8am. Surveillance video caught him in the act.
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Today in Elvis History:
1957 - Elvis Presley's single for "Teddy Bear" shipped to retailers.
1964 - Elvis Presley left Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood after 36 frustrating takes on the song "Do Not Disturb". Elvis did not record again for eight months.
1966 - Elvis Presley began shooting the film "Double Trouble." It was his 26th film.
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Jimmy tries on Mommy's hat.
Gee Daddy, all we need now is a grill and we can have a bar-b-q.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Baseball: Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Calder Cup Finals Hockey Game Five: Hershey Bears at Texas Stars 8:30pm EDT
Saturday --
Baseball: Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series: Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 7:30pm EDT
Arena Football: Tampa Bay Storm at Alabama Vipers 8:30pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Raceway, Brooklyn, Michigan 1:00pm EDT
Baseball: Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays 1:40pm EDT
CFL Preseason Football: BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders 5:00pm EDT
Monday --
Calder Cup Finals Hockey Game Six: Texas Stars at Hershey Bears 7:00pm EDT
Tuesday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Wednesday --
Calder Cup Finals Hockey Game Seven(If necessary): Texas Stars at Hershey Bears 7:00pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Thursday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Friday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 3:00pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
Arena Football: Tampa Bay Storm at Utah Blaze 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 1:10pm EDT
Indy Car: Iowa Corn 250 at Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa 1:30pm EDT
CFL Preseason Football: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders 3:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California 3:00pm
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That's it for today. Have a great day!
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